The Grignon Mansion
"The Mansion in the Woods"
Updated: 2 May 2012
In the days before Wisconsin’s statehood, the Fox River was an important
water highway for travelers and fur traders. At a natural portage point along
the Fox, where the Mansion now stands, a trading post was established as
early as 1760. Charles A. Grignon, whose family had been active in the fur
trade for over 100 years, took over this post in 1830.
In 1837, Charles A. Grignon built this elegant Mansion as a wedding gift for his Pennsylvania bride, Mary Elizabeth Meade. An oasis of luxury and civilization on the Wisconsin frontier, this stately home was known as “The Mansion in the Woods” to countless travelers.
The Mansion and the Grignon family were also familiar to local American Indian tribes. The grandson of a Menominee woman, Charles acted as an interpreter for the U.S. government at the Treaty of the Cedars, which transferred four million acres of Menominee land to the U. S. Goverment for European and Euro-American immigration: the area now known as Northeast Wisconsin.
Today, the Grignon Mansion is a proud reminder of our state’s beginnings. Restored to the time period of 1837-62, when Charles lived there, the Mansion is a beautiful link to our heritage.
In 1837, Charles A. Grignon built this elegant Mansion as a wedding gift for his Pennsylvania bride, Mary Elizabeth Meade. An oasis of luxury and civilization on the Wisconsin frontier, this stately home was known as “The Mansion in the Woods” to countless travelers.
The Mansion and the Grignon family were also familiar to local American Indian tribes. The grandson of a Menominee woman, Charles acted as an interpreter for the U.S. government at the Treaty of the Cedars, which transferred four million acres of Menominee land to the U. S. Goverment for European and Euro-American immigration: the area now known as Northeast Wisconsin.
Today, the Grignon Mansion is a proud reminder of our state’s beginnings. Restored to the time period of 1837-62, when Charles lived there, the Mansion is a beautiful link to our heritage.
Physical Address:
The Charles A. Grignon Mansion
1313 Augustine Street
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
The Charles A. Grignon Mansion
1313 Augustine Street
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
The Grignon Mansion is now owned and operated by
the City of Kaukauna through the Grignon Mansion
Board.
The Board is currently exploring ways to present the home to the public.
If you have suggestions, or are interested in volunteering at the home, please contact us
The Board is currently exploring ways to present the home to the public.
If you have suggestions, or are interested in volunteering at the home, please contact us
Email Address:
grignonmansion@gmail.com
grignonmansion@gmail.com
**NEXT MEETING: In observance of Memorial
Day the May meeting will be held on Monday,
May 21st at 5:00 P.M. at the Grignon Mansion
meeting room.
Mailing Address:
Grignon Mansion-Planning
City of Kaukauna
P.O. Box 890
Kaukauna, WI 54130-0890
Grignon Mansion-Planning
City of Kaukauna
P.O. Box 890
Kaukauna, WI 54130-0890
Monthly meetings of the Grignon Mansion
Board are normally held on the fourth
Monday of every month at 5:00 P.M. in
the basement meeting room of the
Grignon Mansion.